Speech Festival Workshop in October 2017

20/10/2017

To better prepare students for the Hong Kong Speech Festival, Oxford University Press organized four workshops in October to provide teachers with coaching tips and practical strategies for the event. We invited Ms Tanya Kempston, a lecturer in the Faculty of Education of University of Hong Kong and also an experienced adjudicator in various categories for the Hong Kong Speech Festival, as our guest speaker.

In the workshops, Ms Kempston shared her experiences in preparing for both solo- and choral-speaking competitions. She suggested some dos and don’ts when performing the pieces. Issues such as balancing voice performance and movements/gestures on the stage were also discussed. To adopt an interactive approach, teachers were invited to join our guest speaker in a variety of activities in order to practise speaking out loud.

The workshops received wide support from teachers. The audience found Ms Kempston’s sharing very useful and practical. Here are some videos and snapshots of the workshops.